In less than 24 hours, the Centre Court at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden has witnessed some rare sights: Rafael Nadal not towelling down between points, Mardy Fish not panicking and Andy Murray not losing.

The last event of the three, as Murray took his place in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open, was not counted upon until the Hawk-Eye challenge by Evgeny Donskoy, of Russia, on match point went in the Scot’s favour last night. At that there was relief all round as Murray won 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 and ended a three-year hoodoo in the Californian desert